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101. Re: Topband: Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:14:20 -0500
Tom advised: Plan B! Geez... I logged 2.5 miles on Sunday walking back-and-forth taking measurements. An old Swedish proverb states: "When you fail to use your head, you get to use your feet!" I gues
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00015.html (7,918 bytes)

102. Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 23:58:24 -0500
It seems to me that I've seen some discussion about running a wire on the ground along the length of a beverage to connect the grounds between the feedpoint and the termination. Is this true? This 1
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00017.html (6,700 bytes)

103. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 09:48:46 -0500
Well, it comes with some merit at this link... http://exax.net/ Several of the diagrams describe a ground return line between the ends. ...SNIP... ...SNIP... Several respondants to the query indicate
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00021.html (9,869 bytes)

104. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 22:54:46 -0500
...SNIP... ...SNIP... I dunno Don. Fiberglass? (tongue in cheek of course). When I measured between two 8' ground rods 10' apart, they behaved nothing like a piece of wire 10' long. They were definat
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00035.html (11,217 bytes)

105. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:54:31 -0500
Tom-W8JI suggested: ...SNIP... I like your approach to this. So I grabbed a 21' piece of 1 - 5/16" fence top rail out of the dead antenna pile. And wound up an set of inductors on T-130-6 cores using
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00043.html (13,532 bytes)

106. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:44:03 -0500
...SNIP... An explanation is in order. I'm looking at the 3rd edition of John-ON4UN's book. Figure 7-23 (A)describes the basic system you mention with one wire grounded at the end and one wire floati
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00051.html (12,800 bytes)

107. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:21:53 -0500
Interesting results... Good, solid data confirming ON4UN's table 7-10 info. After taking Tom's advice and choosing to measure the impedances correctly (i.e. lashing the two wires together at each end
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00052.html (11,559 bytes)

108. Topband: New Beverage at N&Oslash;FP (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:03:18 -0500
Wanna see my new beverage? Several were very good about helping me figure out the details. I really appreciate the help. http://members.ll.net/ford/bidirectional.htm Tonight, I was able to listen to
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00057.html (6,892 bytes)

109. Topband: New Beverage @ N0FP (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:59:53 -0500
Sorry about the confusion folks. After 4 hours of poking around in the bowels of MS Word, I found the little 'checkmark' to turn off the "archive on new website" option. Geez! I thought Bill was maki
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00063.html (7,067 bytes)

110. Re: Topband: Wire closeness in two wire Beverage (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:04:32 -0500
While I can hardly be considered an expert, having successfully constructed all of ONE beverage, I think the qualified answer to your question is "YES." Yes, you can make a beverage out of any of the
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00067.html (8,463 bytes)

111. Re: Topband: 2 wire beverage (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:28:39 -0500
I don't think I have a problem with the two wire switchable arrangement. The only trouble with them that I can see is the complexity. Your mileage may vary depending on your conditions. If you build
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00070.html (7,240 bytes)

112. Re: Topband: Wire closeness in two wire Beverage (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 23:03:10 -0500
I've seen that trick. I used it a bunch when I was a kid installing 300 ohm feeders on dozens of TV antennas back at the TV shop of Bob-W0KLG's (my SK elmer). Twisting it clearly helps. I based my co
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00072.html (9,224 bytes)

113. Re: Topband: ARRL Bandwidth petition (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:03:30 -0500
Oh boy... Here come the flames... It seems to me this has been debated here before. The conclusion this Op came to back then was that dividing it up would create another 40M. What a mess! Canadians a
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00092.html (7,513 bytes)

114. Re: Topband: ARRL Bandwidth petition (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:23:30 -0500
...SNIP... Your reasons and rationale are compelling. Perhaps my view is tainted by my own values, values not shared by others. That value being that I personally hate the encroachment of government
/archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00094.html (9,878 bytes)

115. Re: Topband: AstroAlert: Middle Latitude Auroral Activity Watch -14-16Sept (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:38:42 -0500
I live in Central Minnesota and note Visible Aurora very frequently--mostly because there are no outside lights within 1/2 mile of me (very little light pollution). I've seen aurora that shimmers fro
/archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00075.html (8,384 bytes)

116. Re: Topband: inverted L favored direction (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:41:18 -0500
I have used an L for many years. The issue about performance is really a question of "does it matter?" Any antenna that deviates from a true 1/4wL vertical (or higher) with a substantial ground syste
/archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00105.html (8,873 bytes)

117. Re: Topband: Receivers (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 00:03:24 -0600
I recently acquired a new MKV. My 'other' radio is an IC746 (not pro). Given the budget constraints of <$1K, the 746 is not a bad radio at all. In fact, next to the stock MKV, I'd take the 746 on Top
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00117.html (10,594 bytes)

118. Re: Topband: Receivers (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 13:18:07 -0600
...snip... Earl, I respectfully must submit that your hate for the original 746 is almost certainly unjustified. Properly configured with decent filters in both IFs, the radio performs quite well. Th
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00140.html (9,803 bytes)

119. Topband: 2004 ARRL 160M Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:28:24 -0600
I have been asked to once again write the QST article and web page content for the ARRL 160M contest this coming weekend. (RULES) http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/160-Meters.html I'm told that
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00273.html (9,650 bytes)

120. Re: Topband: 2004 ARRL 160M Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:23:08 -0600
For 75% of NA, your description is appropriate. Your comment is interpreted as having a virtual disdain for one of the most popular contests in NA (SS). As in any contest with multipliers, bagging 'n
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00289.html (11,098 bytes)

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